The Vicar's Nuts (Tesco Value Ginger Nuts)

Member Name: flutel

Product:	Tesco Value Ginger Nuts
Date:	02/06/09 (46 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: So cheap. Nice bottom on a cheesecake, Vegan!

Disadvantages: mouth slime

Get yer 'ands on some vegan ginger nuts why don't you? I did.


Actually, this particular packet has been languishing under my bed for a while. You see, I've got a stash of party food up there for a party in about 3 weeks. It's there so I don't eat it - but it hasn't worked with these; I seem to be binge-eating them on the trot. Not a nice sight. However, I've had a hard day at work and I needed to plough into some comfort food and I caught the little blighters out of the corner of my eye - a peeking out from under the bed.


They're not bad. I've had a better biscuit before but at 34p a packet I can't complain. They're also dairy and egg free. The packet proclaims them 'suitable for vegetarians' but the ingredients list is vegan:

wheat flour

sugar

vegetable oil

Glucose-fructose syrup

Sodium bicarbonate

Ammonium bicarbonate

Molasses

Ginger Powder

Salt

Lemon oil


The packet is not something you would hand out to the ladies (and the vicar)at the garden party (what ladies, what vicar, what garden party) because it is not very pretty. It is a mostly blue pack with the tell-tale 'Value' sign. There is a flashing that tells you about the baddies in the biccies. Each biscuit contains


46 calories (oh dear that means I've just eaten around 500 calories in the last 10 mins)

3g of sugar

1.6 g of fat (0.8 of which is saturates)

Just a trace of salt



This you can all see from the picture above - but what you cannot see is that the ginger nuts on the picture actually look quite different to the one in my hand. Oh, it's now in my mouth.


The ginger nuts in the picture have a home-baked appearance with attractive cracks in the upper surface; they looked just like your nan has lifted them out of the oven. In reality, the biscuit is flat in the middle with some uneven cracks around the side. Definately not as appealing.


Never mind, munch, munch. They are cheap - and what's more - they are very nice when used as puddings - as this packet was meant to be. When crushed and mixed with a bit of oil they make a great (more interesting than digestives) cheesecake bottom - especially if you have other exotic flavours going on in the upper bit (coconut and lime is good). My cheesecake is a vegan one made with silken tofu.


The other thing is, you get a lot of biscuit for your pittance. The packet is long - longer than a Mcvities (they cost much more) packet.


If I had to grumble about them, I'd say that they do leave a bit of a slightly slimy residue in your mouth when you've eaten one.


So - my advice is - when you serve them at the garden party, pop them onto a plate or in a fancy biscuit barrel - and when you hand them out, make sure you serve them with a very, very big cup of tea.

Summary: Go on, keep some under your bed.